Quote of the Day
"I'm wishing them ill will, let me be clear. We're wishing them ill will. I told that to the Anaheim mayor in a delicate way last week. I am rooting against him."-- Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, on Anaheim being a possible relocation site for the NBA Kings. (ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER, 3/2)
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My Scoreboard Doesn't Lie
NFL, ESPN amended the work-stoppage provision in their contract
U.S. District Court Judge David Doty late yesterday overturned a decision that would have allowed the NFL to use $4B in media fees during a potential lockout next year. He said he planned to hold hearings to set damages. Doty's decision comes as the NFL and NFLPA are engaged in federally overseen mediation , which re-commenced near DC this morning. NFL owners also are set to meet today to decide whether to lock the players out with the CBA set to expire at the end of tomorrow. In his 28-page decision , Doty paints a picture of television network execs unwilling to agree to guarantee payments during a lockout, and an NFL that demanded it. "You know you've reached the absolute limits of your power as a major network," Doty wrote one network ...
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Just Sit Back And Enjoy The Show
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I Will Love You Violently
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Step Into My Octagon
Quebecor buys management, naming rights to proposed C$400M Quebec City arena.
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Addicting To Winning
Jamie McCourt alleges Frank secretly negotiated failed Fox deal, wants access to docs.
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You Got Work To Do
ESPN's Dave Brown, Stephanie Druley to oversee UT network.
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Celebrate The Movement
NCAA tournament TV, digital ad inventory nearly sold out.
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Tiger Blood
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